Ecclesiastes 9:13 says, This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:  Verse fourteen continues with, There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:  Then, verse fifteen concludes the thought stating, Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.  Solomon says that he has seen a great wisdom in what he is about to say.  We must look to wisdom , which in my understanding comes from God, if we have in hope of finding purpose in this world.  Matthew Henry says,   This wisdom, that is, this which he here describes, enables a man to serve his country out of pure affection to its interests, when he himself gains no advantage by it.  When we are looking for service to our country simply in terms of what is in it for me, or for self glory, we are not acting wisely.  We should do what is best without concern for what we get out of it.  Solomon speaks of a little city besieged by a powerful king.  There is no reason given as to why the king wanted this city, but don't have to look far today to see this happening all over the world.  It may just be that a stronger nation feels they have the right to take over a weaker nation.  There is seldom a declaration that this is happening just because the stronger nation can do it and wants to.  We may think that the powerful will always win, but as we look around the world today, we can see this isn't always so.  Verse fifteen speaks of a poor, wise man in the city who by his wisdom delivered the city, but no one remembered him.  The poor are often overlooked and their council ignored.  Somehow there is a belief in the world that if a person is rich they must be wise, and if they are poor they cannot be.  Being rich does not equate to being wise, since wisdom comes not from material possessions, but from God.  We cannot afford to listen to only the rich and powerful in the world, but must listen for the wisdom of God, no matter the material status of the one who shares it.